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Metsä Fibre's aim of continuously improving its operations is supported by certified control and management systems, related to quality, the environment, energy efficiency and safety. The systems enable, for example, tracking the origin of the wood raw material and following the logistics chain.
In December 2017, Metsä Fibre received a combination certificate, granted by Inspecta Sertifiointi Oy, which includes all company operations, pulp mills and sawmills in Finland and Russia.
"The new standards require, for example, a more risk-based approach and focusing on recognising and fulfilling the needs of stakeholders, the lifecycle of products and managing outsourced processes", says Metsä Fibre's Quality Manager Heli Mustonen.
All Metsä Fibre pulp mills and sawmills are now included in the company's multi-site certificate. The management system for the Chain of Custody of the wood raw material, audited according to the new FSC standard, enables FSC calculation based on Metsä Fibre's different product groups – softwood and birch pulps, and spruce and pine sawn timber. This, in turn, simplifies the planning of sales and deliveries of FSC certified pulp and sawn timber.
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Based on customer feedback and a user research project, Metsä Fibre has completely revamped their online services. Today, these services have become a holistic tool where customers can find everything they need and even download certifications to pass on to their customers. It's all in one place – online – easily accessed 24/7 at the push of a button.
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Paptic is a biobased, recyclable and renewable next generation packaging material made of sustainable wood fibre. Developed by a Finnish start-up company of the same name, Paptic is suitable for uses where plastic films have previously been the only alternative.
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Metsä Fibre has launched a prefeasibility study on the renewal of its pulp mill in Kemi, with the option of either replacing the current mill or extending its life cycle.
RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) is an identification technology that enables efficient and reliable real time tracking of pulp deliveries. Every pulp unit leaving a Metsä Fibre mill automatically includes RFID tags that help to ensure deliveries and minimise consignment errors.
New appointments at Metsä Fibre's mills announced.
Metsä Group has established a new innovation company, Metsä Spring Ltd.
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The business environment continually changes, and company operations must accordingly evolve to keep pace. There is always room to improve, and always an imperative to do so. Regeneration and continual improvement are no longer a choice, but a necessity and a condition for surviving in the modern era.
Print is the most pervasive human interface: we write on it, read it, wear it, sit on it and even eat from it!
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Common sustainability goals bring industry operators together for a memorable event.
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Introducing Wangqiu Song – Metsä Group's recently recruited SVP, Asia and China – and his unique perspectives on both the Finnish and Asian pulp businesses.
Li Na, Vice Chairman of the Chinese Sun Paper company, says that Metsä Fibre's strong brand reputation, core values and product quality form the basis of a solid partnership.
Running through May 23-25, Metsä Fibre organised a Key Customer Event in and around Äänekoski, the site of its new bioproduct mill, inviting international clients to Central Finland.
Technological trends arising from digitalisation, such as IoT, artificial intelligence and data analytics, are having a major impact on society, the world of work and the business operations of Metsä Fibre.
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The start of operations at the new Metsä Fibre bioproduct mill in Äänekoski has meant shutting down the old pulp mill, and its demolition is currently under way. This work began in June by dismantling the old wastewater treatment plant.
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The annual Metsä Fibre customer satisfaction survey was completed again this summer with interviews of pulp customers in various market areas. The overall customer satisfaction rating remained almost unchanged at 8.61 on a scale from 4 to 10.
Metsä Fibre's next-generation bioproduct mill in Äänekoski, Finland, is the largest wood processing plant in the Northern Hemisphere, which brings prosperity to the whole of Finland. The new mill is called a bioproduct mill since it increases the product portfolio with new bioproducts, generates excess bioenergy, and operates without any fossil fuels. The pulp production capacity of the mill is 1.3 million tonnes of pulp a year.
Metsä Fibre's next-generation bioproduct mill in Äänekoski, Finland, was inaugurated by the President of Finland Sauli Niinistö on 18 October 2017. Hosted by President and CEO of Metsä Group Kari Jordan, guests at the event included national policy-makers, representatives from the City of Äänekoski and various partners in cooperation related to the bioproduct mill project.
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Based in China, Metsä Fibre's partner company GreenDoer is a leading supplier of next-generation sustainable packaging solutions to the consumer industry. With over 20 years of experience in the industry, the company has developed innovative 3D shaping technology for producing molded fibre products.
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Charting the past, present and future of Finland's uniquely productive relationship with the forest. From Metsä Fibre's perspective, the sustainable and well-organised forest management in Finland and the growing demand from Asia make the future look bright.
What's at the heart of a hundred-year success story? Two successful companies, Metsä Group and Ahlstrom-Munksjö, with deep roots and an intense passion for customer satisfaction.
CEPI Director General Sylvain Lhôte says that the forest industry has an unbeatable sustainability story to tell, but should be better in communicating its strengths.
From 1996, it has been a tradition to have a Christmas star shining over our Äänekoski mill. Set up on top of the digester, the star used to be a landmark of the old mill, wishing Merry Christmas while bringing light to the mill area.
Experts on product safety from throughout Metsä Group – as well as customer organisation CP Kelco – share their views on this crucial area.
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The abundant annually regenerating forests of Finland place the country in pole position for promoting a bioeconomy based on the sustainable use of renewable natural resources. One example of a solution that reduces the need for fossil oil and polymers is an innovative biocomposite material developed by the Finnish companies Aqvacomp Oy and Elastopoli Ltd.
Incoming Metsä Fibre CEO Ismo Nousiainen aims to make sure that customers can see the company's values clearly realised in all of its operations.
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Soilfood is Finland's largest supplier of recycled fertilisers and soil improvement products, with a staff that combines solid expertise in agricultural science with practical farming experience. The company reprocesses the side streams and by-products of Metsä Fibre's pulp manufacturing, turning them into high-quality agricultural products. Soilfood focuses on researching and developing products with a view to expanding its business concept into the international market.
Issue 1/2017/
Metsä Fibre mills have systematically reduced process water consumption and wastewater quantities in pulp manufacturing. A largely closed water cycle and a state-of-the-art wastewater treatment plant at the bioproduct mill are now bringing environmental efficiency to a new level.
Consumers are becoming increasingly interested and knowledgeable about the impacts that their purchasing decisions have on the surrounding world. Milla Asikainen, Sustainability Manager at Marimakko, explains the potential of cellulose-based textile fibres as a raw material for the clothing and fashion industry.
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With an annual manufacturing capacity of some 1.3 million tonnes of softwood pulp, it has been necessary to design an entirely innovative logistical solution for transporting the output from the Äänekoski bioproduct mill to the export market.
Issue 1/2017/
Efficient, reliable logistics will be a key component in the operations of the new Metsä Fibre bioproduct mill, with efficient raw wood deliveries to the mill and dependable pulp deliveries to the customer.
Issue 1/2017/
The Mills of the Future operating format developed by Metsä Fibre won the Quality Innovation Award of Excellence Finland in the large corporation category last December, and has now repeated this success as first runner-up in the same category of the European Quality Innovation Competition.
This autumn, Metsä Fibre's customers can look forward to the launch of a fully re-designed Botnia FibreOnline extranet service. The service has been created to ensure easier access to useful digital content and reports.
Metsä Fibre took part in the world's largest dedicated tissue industry trade show, held on 10–12 April, 2017 in Milan, Italy.
In paper industry, machinery and raw-material suppliers do not look at the world so very differently, explains Valmet's Senior Paper Technology Manager, Timo Valkama. The know-how of both parties, with their services complementing each other, help the customer improve their paper-making processes, energy efficiency and product quality.
The bioproduct mill in Äänekoski will help to realise the aim of a carbon-neutral society that requires us to minimise our dependence on fossil energy sources.
Metsä Fibre's offering for specialty papers has never been stronger. For example, one product very suitable for specialty paper applications, Metsä Fibre's Botnia Nordic Strong RMA, is considered to be Europe's best reinforcement pulp. We take a look at the challenges and opportunities the area of specialty papers currently represents.
With deep knowledge of tissue making and a long tradition of excellence in the field, Metsä Fibre is an ideal supplier of tissue-grade pulps. Tuomo Niemi, Technical Sales Manager, talks us through the company's unique offering for tissue makers.
Last December, Metsä Fibre attended Paper Arabia 2016, the 9th international exhibition for paper, tissue and the converting industry. The three-day event, the largest of its kind in the region, was held at the Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Center in the United Arab Emirates.
Sofidel, an Italian tissue paper manufacturer and long-term partner of Metsä Fibre, is committed to generating competitiveness through sustainability. The company's core business is based on investing in environmental capital, and similarly to Metsä Fibre, responsible supply and value chain management is imperative.
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The massive construction project of Metsä Fibre's new bioproduct mill in Äänekoski has progressed according to plan, thanks to the extensive know-how of experienced project personnel and competent management. Production trials will begin at the mill in spring 2017, and it will be inaugurated in the third quarter of 2017.
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This year the Italian tissue paper manufacturer Sofidel, based in Lucca, Tuscany, is celebrating 50 years of existence. Despite a demanding market situation, the company has maintained its profitability and is set for growth. This is credit to a unique company structure, expertise in regional markets and cross-border relationships.
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According to Jari Tuulenmäki, CEO of Wise/Lean Oy, the mills of the future format deployed at Metsä Fibre is a good example of innovative organisation and leadership.
Maintaining and improving the high standard of expertise of Metsä Fibre staff is the best guarantee of our continued competitiveness.
Issue 2/2016/
Mikael Engman has been appointed Technical Customer Service Manager for Metsä Fibre in Singapore.
Laura Rotatori has been appointed Sales Support at Metsä Fibre, servicing mainly the Italian office in Milan.
New survey finds Metsä Fibre customers more satisfied than ever in all markets.
Metsä Fibre's sawmills in Finland have been integrated into Metsä Fibre in a group internal transaction.
Issue 2/2016/
Metsä Day is Metsä Fibre's way of familiarising customers with the origins of our products and with responsible forestry. Sustainable development is part of the company's customer charter and integral to its everyday operations.
Issue 2/2016/
Certain historical factors still govern the market for pulp in Italy, including companies' family ownership and strong regional roots. However, the country's paper makers must also face up to the reality of global competition to ensure their future prosperity.
Optimised pulp refining and consistently high quality are clear added value for Metsä Fibre customers.
Sukarwood is looking ahead to potential uses of cellulose in new creative packaging solutions where it may replace plastic, glass, metal and even paperboard.
Despite of a demanding economic situation, the rapidly expanding group of middle class consumers is keeping domestic demand in China at a high level. The country's booming e-commerce market means that the need for packaging is also growing.
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Metsä Fibre is progressing with its bioproduct concept, where all side streams of pulp production are utilized for new products and services, such as biogas, biocomposite materials and textile fibres.
Botnia Nordic pulps from the sustainably managed and certified forests of northern Europe are also used for making high-quality parchment papers.
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Innovation is a hugely important term for Metsä Fibre. It touches upon a huge variety of topics and areas of activity for the company, extending outwards from its credo of continuous improvement – internalised by every employee – into the hundreds of projects underway daily, large and small, which each necessitate critical thinking and a broad base of engineering skills.
According to Innventia's Peter Axegård, the strong advantages of Nordic softwood pulp are its versatility and consistency.
Issue 1/2016/
Metsä Fibre's expertise and high-quality pulp enable the competitive production of tissue paper for the growing Middle Eastern market. Accelerated paper production and lower costs – without compromising on the quality of the end product – are the key factors helping Queenex Hygiene Paper Manufacturing LLC (QHPM) develop into the fastest growing player in the region.
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The pulp industry manages a product that optimally satisfies the global UN sustainable development goals, says EPIS Secretary General Anna Maija Wessman.
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The Middle East is a region already demonstrating strong demand for Metsä Fibre's pulp, and this trend looks set to continue. But what makes this region so distinct among the world's most active pulp markets?
Kaija Pehu-Lehtonen, Senior Vice President, Business Development, Metsä Fibre, shares her views on the company's innovation culture.
Specialisation and an affective culture of innovation have made Ponsse one of the world's leading manufacturers of forest machines. Proof of this is the Quality Innovation award presented to the Ponsse Scorpion harvester in 2014. Metsä Fibre's Botnia Nordic + softwood pulp was also awarded in the same competition. Both companies cherish their innovation culture, but what are the crucial factors specific to Ponsse's innovation and R&D?
A method of controlling pulp refining developed on the basis of the Botnia FOX quality index was patented at the end of 2015. This index describes the strength potential of Metsä Fibre pulp. The solution enables Metsä Fibre customers to optimise their own refining processes with even greater precision.
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General trading company Itochu provides a uniquely well-informed point of view on the Asian market for Metsä Fibre's offering.
Issue 2/2015/
At Metsä Fibre, the company culture of continuously improving environmental performance has helped to establish a number of competitive advantages. These long-term accomplishments must have begun somewhere, but where?
Issue 1/2015/
The world's first next-generation bioproduct mill
Issue 2/2015/
The Aqvacomp biocomposite is an innovative, sustainable, energy-efficient combination material that uses natural cellulose fibre as reinforcement in plastic.
Issue 1/2015/
When the business community talks about emerging markets, most often they are referring to Asia or South America. Could it be that the potential for large-scale growth also exists closer to home?
Issue 1/2015/
The welfare of Finland will continue to be based on our ability to utilise our rich renewable natural resources in a sustainable way, says Sixten Sunabacka.
Issue 1/2015/
Metsä Fibre has begun building the world's first new generation bioproduct mill at its Äänekoski site in Finland. Scheduled for completion during the third quarter of 2017, this facility will respond to growing demand for softwood pulp and make far more effective use of by-products.
The bioproduct mill in Äänekoski enables Metsä Fibre to continue serving its customers as dependable partners for decades to come, says CEO Ilkka Hämälä.
Close collaboration between Metsä Group and forest owners will continue to satisfy the growing need for wood. The company has led the industry in developing digital services for forest owners that help to promote sustainable forest management.
Issue 1/2015/
Metsä Fibre and the trading company Europcell have developed a successful collaboration, purpose-built to serve the south-eastern European pulp market.
Pulpwood is the most important raw material for cellulose, a highly adaptable natural polymer, which may well play a crucial part in building a sustainable future.
All industries — pulp production included — are subject to major global changes in their operating environment. We met up with top futurist thinker Rohit Talwar to discuss how businesses should embrace future trends.
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Metsä Fibre stands out as a pioneer in constantly seeking to help key customers achieve their objectives, says Ari Harmaala, Senior Vice President, Sales and Customership.
The forests are a multifunctional natural resource, that should be used sustainably, says Jussi Ripatti, Director Sustainable Forestry, Metsä Group.
Issue 1/2015/
Metsä Fibre has taken part in developing a new, ecological, safe and simple process for manufacturing textile fibres from cellulose.
Issue 2/2015/
Metsä Fibre entered the pan-European EFQM Excellence Award competition for the first time this year, reaching the finals for large private enterprises at the award ceremony held in Brussels on 22 October.
Metsä Fibre's PulpExchange.com online platform introduces a new way of trading pulp, bringing buyers and sellers together in an efficient and transparent environment.
Metsä Fibre's technical customer service experts are on the brink of adding value to the production processes of entire new markets.
The massive process of constructing Metsä Fibre's pioneering bioproduct mill is an impressive feat of project management.
The Metsä Fibre mill in Rauma, southwest Finland, has once again become a global pioneer in using a system that identifies wastewater discharges before they occur.
Issue 2/2015/
Finnish pulp is very popular in the Chinese market. However, strong competition from emerging markets, as well as the increasing capacity of China's local enterprises to provide their own pulp must be taken into account with regard to Metsä Fibre's future market share.
Children around the globe find new uses for pulp while learning about sustainability.
Issue 1/2016/
At the beginning of this year Metsä Fibre began trials of an operating format based on autonomous shift staffing and shared leadership.
Metsä Fibre once again managed to increase mill availability substantially in 2015, reaping the rewards of sustained efforts to achieve smooth and troublefree operations. The company's new output record of 2,353,000 tonnes exceeded the 2014 output figure by 96,000 tonnes.
The bioproduct mill in Äänekoski will also lead the way in pulp logistics.
Issue 2/2014/
Executives and technical staff of Turkey's leading tissue and paper manufacturers turned out in force at the Zorlu Center, Istanbul, in September for a seminar on the science of tissue, including presentations from Metsä Fibre and chemicals manufacturer Kemira.
Issue 2/2014/
It was becoming clear that the projected life cycle of the Metsä Fibre pulp mill in Äänekoski, Finland, was coming to its conclusion. Soon enough it became apparent, that the most attractive alternative was to build a totally new bioproduct mill.
Issue 2/2014/
According to Ilpo Harju, Managing Director of Sachtleben Pigments, staff commitment is an important aspect of safety work.
New survey findings indicate a record high level of customer satisfaction with Metsä Fibre operations.
The operations model of Metsä Fibre's supply chain is constantly refined to ensure the best possible value for the customer.
The process of bringing about real and sustained added value starts with truly understanding how customers operate and how they generate value, says Ari Harmaala, Senior Vice President, Sales and Customership.
Innovation Days have always been a splendid opportunity for Metsä Fibre to get together with customers for brainstorming, but there is a great deal more to the company's new innovation process.
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A new and innovative way of bringing buyers and sellers together efficiently and transparently
Metsä Group assembled experts and authorities with diverse backgrounds for a round table discussion promoting the bioeconomy.
Issue 2/2014/
Pulp and paper industry specialist Oliver Lansdell forecasts rapid growth opportunities for certified market pulp manufacturers supplying the tissue industry, although Esko Uutela, Principal Economist, Tissue, points out that the rate of growth will continue to depend on the global economy.
Long-term added value is only achievable through an effective partnership, say Angus Clarke and Frederic Deschamps.
Metsä Board mills in Joutseno and Kaskinen, Finland, are leading specialists in manufacturing high yield pulp grades.
The number of wood-based bioproduct applications is growing rapidly, and now the R&D team of Hankkija Ltd has developed a new resin acid-based Progres® product for use in poultry feed. The aim is to promote animal welfare and secure a high quality food supply.
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Metsä Fibre has won the Excellence Finland Quality Innovation Competition in the large enterprise class for its Botnia Nordic+ softwood pulps. The award also recognizes the company's long-term R&D work and its innovative operating culture.
Issue 1/2014/
Metsä Fibre logistics partner Royal Wagenborg is a major shipping company in global forest industry product transportation. CEO Egbert Vuursteen shares some insight into the importance of sustainability for the company, the way it does business, and the future of logistics.
Issue 1/2014/
Sustainable development is about making choices today for a better tomorrow. Ulrika Romantschuk and Tom Nickull stress that even though the sustainable development agenda often focuses on green values, the entire sustainability palette is really a much broader entity.
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A theme year has boosted bioenergy, but the work goes on.
Starting a papermaking machine is always a huge operation, and Metsä Fibre helps the customer by providing top quality fiber expertise at this crucial stage. The Botnia Start-Up Kit service concept was created for this purpose.
Issue 1/2014/
New Metsä Fibre Output Record In 2013
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Job rotation is an effective approach to in-service learning at Metsä Fibre. The opportunity to tackle diverse challenges at various operating locations in Finland and abroad provides new perspectives over the business as a whole and helps our people to appreciate the needs of the customer.
Understanding the real significance of added value, and is exploring all avenues in order to deliver this to the customer
The key to Metsä Fibre's success lies in continual renewal and in close and transparent cooperation with the customer, says Emilia Moisio.
Pulp industry green streak bodes well for the future, says Tom Wright.
Created as a pulp industry by-product, crude tall oil is a versatile raw material that can be refined for a very wide range of uses.
According to Juha Mäntylä, Executive Vice President, Metsä Forest Wood Sourcing, sustainable development is an essential part of the company's quality package and customer charter.
Alongside economies of scale, the Finnish pulp industry will have to develop additional competitive factors for the future, says Metsä Fibre's Niklas von Weymarn, VP, Research.


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ManiacMarble3D is a remake of a well known game concept. The player has to guide a marble from the start to a target point in a 3D environment. The tricky part of the game is the constant fight against the gravity because the marble has to be moved across small platforms in the sky.
The soundtrack was performed by "the famous band Lasch".
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For years, Spartanburg resident Mary West was treated by a doctor at Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System. Now that she has a shiny new health insurance card in her pocket, she will have to find somewhere else to receive care.
Shortly after Mary West bought health insurance, she realized there was a problem.
For years, the Spartanburg resident was treated by a doctor at Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System.
Now that she has a shiny new health insurance card in her pocket, she will have to find somewhere else to receive care.
"I have to find a different health care provider," she said. "It's frustrating."
West, who struggles with diabetes and high blood pressure, was a client at AccessHealth, a non-profit that links lower income patients to affordable options. Through AccessHealth, she was seeing a primary care doctor at Spartanburg Regional.
Then, she bought an insurance plan via healthcare.gov.
She chose Consumers' Choice, one of three insurance providers with plans on the exchange. BlueCross BlueShield (which has two plans) and Coventry, which was acquired by insurance giant Aetna last year, are the other two. Consumers' Choice has sold more plans than any other provider on the marketplace, according to a company spokesperson.
What West learned after she bought insurance caught her by surprise.
"Consumers' Choice (representatives) told me I could go to Regional, but I was going to have to pay out of pocket," West said.
Of the insurance providers with plans for sale on healthcare.gov, Spartanburg Regional, has a contract only with Coventry. It will accept patients with the other plans, but those patients must pay out-of-pocket expenses.
Spartanburg Regional did not respond to questions about why it contracts only with Coventry, whether it is losing patients and about the need for patients it has served for years to go elsewhere.
Spokeswoman Maria Williamson did issue the following statement: "Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System is committed to helping patients navigate the complexities of health plans." Williamson said there is a phone line patients can call with questions they may have regarding their health plans. She said that while the hospital is currently contracted with Coventry, it is in negotiations with the other providers. The extent of the negotiations is unclear.
A Consumers' Choice spokeswoman said the company had discussions with Spartanburg Regional, but has not been able to reach an agreement.
A BlueCross BlueShield representative said the hospital opted out of its exchange network.
Coventry spokesman Walt Cherniak said Regional is part of a high-performance network with the insurance provider. In a high-performance network, Coventry collaborates with one health care system, he said.
"The focus is on better management of a patient population across the health care system and increased member engagement," he said. "It is designed to improve quality and deliver care more efficiently and cost-effectively."
What it means for patients who aren't in the Coventry network is that they will be denied full coverage at the Gibbs Cancer Center. Their insurance won't cover the delivery of a baby at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. And patients, like West, will have to leave their favorite doctor and seek a new medical home.
"Things were better before I had to get insurance," West said. "I didn't have these headaches."
Lynn Bailey, an independent health care economist in Columbia who specializes in strategic management and planning for health care providers, calls the situation one of the big flaws of Obamacare.
During a phone interview, she said other patients across the state and country are experiencing similar challenges.
In fact, consumers in Spartanburg who purchased a plan with Coventry are likely to recognize issues as well, if they haven't already.
Mary Black Health System, a private, for profit hospital located only a few miles from Spartanburg Regional, has contracts with three of the four health exchange companies that provide coverage in South Carolina. The exception is Coventry.
Cherniak said Coventry does not have an exclusive arrangement with Spartanburg Regional. Members who buy the CareLink Health Plus plans can obtain care from other doctors or hospitals, but for a cost.
"They will pay higher out-of-pocket costs and receive reduced benefits if they access care from other providers," he said.
Bailey said the insurance networks (places that accept a certain insurance) are narrow, thin and inadequate.
"As people have gotten insurance and tried to use their insurance, they are understanding that they can no longer go where they used to go. It's not fair at all, and people who buy insurance don't know this going in. Many enrollees in exchange plans already face barriers to care, and now they are finding that locating a new provider for themselves or their families to be yet another barrier."
Bailey added that this issue should have been anticipated and health plans need to honestly inform enrollees that their local hospital is not in their network.
Adrian Grimes, spokeswoman with Consumers' Choice, said the company is transparent with customers, but agrees that there is still a lot of work to do with education.
"Our provider directory is on our website and we have summaries of plans online. We also have our customer service number available, and customers should call before they purchase," she said.
Certified application counselors are working in each county to help patients understand, apply and enroll for insurance on healthcare.gov.
ReGenesis Health Care is one of several health facilities in Spartanburg with these counselors, and that is where West went for help when it was time to enroll.
Ann Roberson, a spokeswoman with the S.C. Department of Insurance, said these counselors should tell patients which health care providers are in each network.
But West said she didn't find out Regional wasn't in Consumers' Choice network until after she had already bought the insurance.
Shalama Jackson, with the South Carolina Hospital Association, which oversees both Mary Black and Spartanburg Regional, said the health care market is changing.
"We won't be able to go to anybody we want when we want to. "It's going to be a much more narrowly defined marketplace," she said. "Where we go is being defined by our insurance carriers."
Jackson said one of the hospital association's priorities has been to help South Carolinians gain access to coverage and affordable care.
"The marketplace is one avenue for South Carolinians to get access to affordable care and coverage. With insurance, individuals and families gain access to preventive care and a medical home. It can also allow individuals and families to receive the most appropriate care in the most appropriate setting outside of the hospital emergency department."
But she said contracts at hospitals are likely to change over time.
"Could more insurance providers be added for Regional? It's possible," she said. "The networks that we have today may not be the networks we have next week or tomorrow. Contracts are still being worked out."
The South Carolina Department of Insurance encourages people to know what providers are in their networks before they buy insurance from the exchange.
"It is important when reviewing plans to check the individual policy language and review the Summary of Benefits and Coverage, provider networks, prescription/drug formularies as well as other information before making a final selection of coverage," Roberson said. "Those plans offered through the federally facilitated marketplace tend to have more narrow networks than what we saw prior to 2014."
As for Mary West, she said she is going to miss her doctor at Spartanburg Regional. He was good, she said.
She is going to start seeing a doctor at ReGenesis Health Care. ReGenesis Health Care is a federally qualified health system and is required by law to accept insurance from every provider on the marketplace.
"I'm just going to pray and hope it works out," she said. "I'll give it a chance."


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Here we have a 1926 Brough Superior SS100 Alpine Grand Sport, complete with saddle bags. Built from 1925 to 1940, the SS100 was one of the most famous motorcycles to come out of George Brough's Brough Superior.
Powered by a 980cc v-twin motor from JA Prestwich, each bike came with a signed guarantee that the bike had been timed, and reached over 100 mph over a quarter-mile. Pictures after the jump.


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EDGE Media Network "FAME" columnist and San Francisco's LGBTQ nightlife drag socialite BeBe Sweetbriar announces the launch of her new weekly talk magazine show "It's EVERYTHING with BeBe Sweetbriar" streaming LIVE every Tuesday at 7 pm on the Talk Stream Network (TSN) and beBeSweetbriar.com in conjunction with SWIRL beginning Jan. 28th.
With emphasis on "all that matters" to the LGBTQ community, Sweetbriar's production venture with Michelle Meow and Dennis Cruz' newly formed WebTV streaming network TSN will cover enough of everything to be of interest to communities beyond that of the LGBTQ.
Covering news, entertainment, health and fitness will allow Sweetbriar to combine her interview skills with her vast knowledge of issues concerning the LGBTQ and general communities at large through the talk magazine format of "It's EVERYTHING."
Weekly guests will help provide some of the hands on experience and knowledge into the topics discussed on the show. " Being an entertainer myself, I hope "It's EVERYTHING" will act as a springboard for many entertainers as well hoping to introduce new projects to an audience," says Sweetbriar about the entertainment arm of the show.
The inaugural episode of "It's EVERYTHING with BeBe Sweetbriar" will host guests David Helton, Publisher and Creative Director of LGBTQ monthly publication LEFT Magazine, and gay community activist and nightlife celebrity Sister Rona of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence.
A live performance by RightOUT TV's Music Video of the Year 2013 winner SATURN will support interviews via satellite with Tony and Grammy winning stage and recording star Jennifer Holliday, and Sordid Lives star and BILLBOARD recording artist Jason Dottley.
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Did someone earlier say that England could still go through at the expense of NZ? Thought that was wrong, TBH.
EDIT: Just checked and it is actually correct. If England were to beat SA and WI, and NZ were to lose heavily to both Australia and SA, England would qualify ahead of NZ. Crazy.
This SA game is win or bust for us, there's no way back if we lose. Sadly, we're going to lose.
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A bit unlikely that.. losing both games badly that is.
I would say the table will look like this:
Australia 14
Sri Lanka 10
South Africa v New Zealand winner 10
South Africa v New Zealand loser 8
Given of course that England will lose to South Africa, which all hopes of English fans aside, is the likely scenario.
I am thinking New Zealand will defeat South Africa..
Thus my predictions:
Australia v South Africa.
Sri Lanka v New Zealand.
Australia v Sri Lanka.
Any one can win that one (Lanka is playing brilliantly right now) and I am afraid Lanka can come out just a wee bit short given the game is also in Barbados.
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i agree with those predictions, NZ and RSA are almost certain to go through to the semi's. the NZ v RSA game should be a jaffa. NZ are less likely to choke then RSA .
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Loser will play Australia the winner plays SL in the Semifinal. Although England have a small outside chance of knocking SA out or even NZ.
I can't believe that SL and NZ fans are writing off their team's chances of beating Australia even before they have played them.
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KiWiNiNjA, Mate you follow the Trans-Tasman rivalry culture pretty seriously.
Can't see the Aussies losing to either Sri Lanka or New Zealand,TBH.
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Numerous activities are planned in Youngstown next weekend in honor of the area's veterans. Included is a dinner and basket raffle in honor of all veterans in the Lewiston-Porter area hosted by the Lewiston-Porter High School Junior ROTC.
Special guest that evening will be Theodore "Dutch" Van Kirk, the last living crewmember and navigator on the Enola Gay. Suzanne Simon Dietz, a Lewiston-Porter graduate, author, and Town of Porter historian, who wrote Van Kirk's authorized biography titled "My True Course" will accompany him at the dinner.
Reservations are requested by Wednesday, Nov. 7, to 286-7238 or email,[email protected].
•Ray O'Keefe and his "Summer of '69" band will provide free entertainment for all veterans at the "Stone Jug," Main and Lockport streets, Youngstown, on Friday, Nov. 9, beginning at 8 p.m. Youngstown VFW Post 313 will sell T-shirts and is taking donations at the event. All proceeds will go to the post building fund.
•The Youngstown Veterans Day ceremony will take place on Monday, Nov. 12, at 11 a.m. at Veterans Park. It is open to the public and refreshments will be served immediately following the ceremony at the post on 434 Third St.


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The new Nexus 7 was announced today, and it looks fantastic. With a 1080p display in a small 7-inch form factor and a quad core Snapdragon S4 Pro, it looks to be an amazing tablet. And priced at a meager $230, it's incredibly cheap. We can't wait to get our hands on it, but for now, we can't help but wonder how it compares to the tablets currently available on the market.
Here is a comparison between the new Nexus 7, the old Nexus 7, and the current Galaxy Note 8.0. The Note was thrown in because it's a somewhat high end tablet with a high end price. It just goes to show that price doesn't mean everything, because the Nexus 7 seems to have an advantage in almost every area.
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After a tough holiday season, the New Year doesn't appear to be giving retailers any relief.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Friday warned its sales for the last three months will be down slightly despite a rise during the holidays. It said a reduction in food stamp benefits and a wave of unusually cold weather in January sapped spending by its low-income customers.


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With the popularity of iPads and other tablets at ferocious highs, new medical marketing software is promising to transform those units into killer presentation tools.
Software packages from Veeva, Cegedim and StayInFront are enabling sales reps to customize tablet presentations for doctors on the fly, while informing marketing at the home office about what works with a presentation, and what's a dud.
The packages are able to process that data and make changes so quickly because of the touch-screen orientation of iPads and other tablets.
Pharmaceutical manufacturer Merz, for example, is leaning on Veeva's iPad marketing and analytics software, iRep, to study doctors' reactions to marketing presentations. Plus, sales reps using that software can change presentations on the fly.
Jeff Morgan, director of commercial analytics at Merz, says sales reps tip off marketing to a doctor's reaction to a graphic or slide by tapping subtly on one of three discreet dots at the corner of each page of a presentation.
Tap one dot, and marketing staff back at the home office knows the page is a hit. Tap one of two other dots, and marketing knows the doctor's reaction to the page is either neutral or negative.
"Aggregating across physicians, when use of a specific slide or set of slides leads to greater use of the product we will convey that information to the field and marketing will take that information as they work on the next set of detail aids," Morgan says.
Knowing a doctor's preferences lets sales reps customize presentations just prior to a visit—or as it unfolds. "There are dozens of pages that the rep can share with a physician," Morgan says.
Science-driven physicians are "shown more clinical results, pointed to additional approved journal articles —pre-loaded into iRep—or information about the molecule," Morgan adds, while for cost-driven doctors, reps could present "prices of our product versus the competition, managed care coverage stats, and/or information on patient savings via co-pay assistance or coupons."
And physicians who want to learn more about injection technique can view animation videos on correct needle placement for each specific disease, Morgan says.
Neeraj Singhal, vice president of product innovation at Cegedim, says sales reps are also using Cegedim's marketing software, Mobile Intelligence 9, to customize presentations. "For the same medication, dosage information, drug/drug interaction, safety information and follow-up requirements may be different depending on the demographics. So for the same pill, there may be two sets of content that are useful for the different audiences."
The interactive nature of the software packages gives a sales rep myriad ways to keep the conversation going. With StayinFront's TouchRX, a sales rep might ask a doctor symptoms his/her patients experience with a particular malady, and then tap the tablet to pull up a national survey of doctors who have responded to the same question. "Some of these presentations may have 15 or 20 items like that which are available to the rep," says Ken Arbadji, vice president North American Sales at StayinFront.
Sales reps can even blend a doctor's activity on social media into the mix. Cegedim's Mobile Intelligence 9 includes a module called One Key Digital, which monitors physician activity on social media, and automatically reports back to marketing and sales reps about the physicians activity there.
By studying reports of a doctor's posts on online discussion forums and blogs, a rep can make the next talk with a doctor more personal. "The conversation will be much more engaging if the rep references a blog where the doctor posted a question, and provides a response to the question," Singhal says.
Plus, users report the marketing packages can so deftly make the most of the lush graphics and compelling video, doctors in some cases grab the tablets from sales reps, and run the presentations themselves.
"We have sales reps conveying stories where the physician literally takes the iPad from the sales rep's hand and spends time 'playing' with each presentation," says Merz's Morgan.
"Once the physician takes the iPad, they tend to go through the presentation sequentially—swiping to 'turn' the page—and will stop on the pages that catch their eye," Morgan adds. "The physician's behavior will naturally gravitate to the data that is most interesting to him or her."
Besides monitoring the doctors, the new marketing packages also monitor the sales reps. Marketing brass can spend months brainstorming the perfect combination of text, graphics, audio and video for a new product, but in the end, the sales rep decides—tap by tap—which video gets called up most frequently, and which graphics stay in the digital dustbin.
Fortunately, every one of those taps by every single sales rep in the field can be monitored by these software packages, and instantly spirited back to marketing for analysis and presentation refinement.
"If we see specific slides and/or presentations are not used or do not lead to increased product use, we will remove or modify them," Morgan says.
Essentially, with the new offerings from Veeva, Cegedim and StayinFront, tablets can shake off their "pretty plaything" aura and transform into serious, Big Data marketing tools.
Next page: A look at Microsoft's Surface tablet
Surface: All things to all sales reps?
With Microsoft's Surface tablet now perceived as a viable alternative to the iPad, some medical marketers wonder if Surface may become the only device sales reps need in the field.
Currently, most reps need to jostle at least two units in the field to ensure they're ready for anything. With the iPad, they can unveil beautiful presentations enhanced by Big Data analytics.
But they still need their laptop to showcase more presentation material and data nested in Excel, Powerpoint and other Microsoft software programs.
With a Surface, they're can do both—and leave the iPad behind. "From a home office perspective, much of what is shared with the sales force is still based in Excel and PowerPoint," says Merz's Morgan, who is interested in moving to the Surface as an all-in-one unit. "Ideally, we want the sales force to carry one device that meets 100% of their work needs."Makes sense. But for the time being, it looks like the iPad's firm grasp on the medical marketing industry will take a while to weaken—if ever, according to StayinFront's Arbadji. "We can see the case for Surface," he says. "But we are not seeing this in practice as yet. StayinFront supports both platforms, but for our clients so far, iPad continues to dominate the mobile rep space."


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Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. – The Orthodox Christian Network will be featuring several special programs for Holy Week and Pascha on its Web site (www.MyOCN.net), including the first episode of a new Web TV series, beautiful liturgical music for Holy Week and live Web TV broadcasts of every Holy Week service.
"There will be many special features on www.MyOCN.net intended to supplement and deepen everyone's journey through Holy Week," Fr. Christopher Metropulos, Executive Director of the Orthodox Christian Network (OCN), said. "We pray that you will take advantage of these programs, and share them with family, friends, fellow Orthodox Christians and seekers."
This weekend, visitors to www.MyOCN.net will be able to watch the first episode of a new Web TV series called "Tuning In To The Faith." This television series will focus on issues that affect Orthodox Christians in the modern world. The first episode includes an interview with His Grace Bishop Savas of Troas on the persecution of Christians in Turkey, the status of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, the Ecumenical Patriarch's newest book and more.
Also starting this weekend, all of the Internet radio stations produced by OCN will feature beautiful sacred music from the Orthodox Christian liturgical services of Holy Week. Listeners will be able to hear new selections each day. For example, the music that will be playing on Friday of Holy Week will feature hymns from the traditional services celebrated on Great and Holy Friday in Orthodox Churches throughout the world.
Throughout Holy Week, visitors to www.MyOCN.net will also be able to watch the Holy Week services that will be celebrated at St. Demetrios Church in Fort Lauderdale. These will be available in a live stream, and also available on-demand in a special archive.
The Orthodox Christian Network (OCN) is a pan-Orthodox media ministry of SCOBA, the Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas. OCN uses modern media to raise awareness of the Orthodox Christian faith in the minds of the general population and designs media tools for local parishes to increase the effectiveness of their own ministry. OCN also produces Come Receive the Light, a nationally syndicated Orthodox radio program, as well as two Internet-based, 24-hour Orthodox radio stations, The Ark and The Rudder. Visit www.MyOCN.net for more information.


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Beautiful Creatures
Not all Young Adult Fiction adaptations are created equal.
Riding the Twilight wave has its advantages and disadvantages, the keystone of the Young Adult fiction genre working as a hook for enthusiastic readers, and a warning sign for those who caught the early exploits of Bella and Edward. Beautiful Creatures owes its cinematic existence to the uber-successful series, but the connective tissue ends there. Based on the novel by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl, the movie is ripe with energy, drawing from its preserved, Southern gothic setting of South Carolina, two vivacious young romantics, and an ensemble of seasoned vets who chew up their scenes with twang. Beautiful Creatures doesn't wallow in relationships, it sparks them with frank sexuality and a dash of biting commentary. So long, Twilight.
Alden Ehrenreich (Tetro) stars as Ethan, an ambitious resident of Gatlin, SC who dreams big and has a particular penchant for plowing through the town's banned book list (yes, even in modern times, there are people who don't see To Kill a Mockingbird as reading fit for teenagers). Waking him up from the doldrums of suburban life is new student Lena Duchannes (Alice Englert of Ginger & Rosa), niece of the towns' notorious Ravenwood family, who becomes the target of public shaming. Beautiful Creatures does not skirt around the strong Christian influence of Southern culture and, as someone the kids believe is a Devil worshipper, Lena is an instant outcast under violent, verbal attack. Quite literally, kids pray in the class room to protect themselves from Lena's bad vibes. If Ethan didn't find the girl attractive in her own right, her position at the bottom of the social ladder fuels his infatuation.
Because today's young romances demand a supernatural element, Lena eventually reveals to her courter that she's a "caster," the nice word for witch in the world of Beautiful Creatures. When Lena turns 16, she'll be subject to "The Claiming," a decision (made by the moon?) that will force her to either the light, nice and peachy side, or the dark, wicked and bloodthirsty side of casting. It's a countdown for Ethan, who realizes he has little time to connect with and possibly save his newfound love. Believing she has the ability to choose her fate, patriarch Macon Ravenwood guides Lena in the ways of the light while disapproving of her relationship with Ethan.
The magic logic is as ridiculous and overly complex as it sounds, but Beautiful Creatures writer/director Richard LaGravenese (The Fisher King, P.S I Love You) never loses track of his characters and their interesting quirks. Jeremy Irons is a master spinster of exposition if his Macon is laying down a mythology-building speech or rattling off the "rules of the Ravenwood family curse," it all sounds like Shakespeare. Emma Thompson does double duty in this department, playing the disturbingly conservative Mrs. Lincoln with recognizable, motherly terror, and her alter ego, a version of Lincoln possessed by a banished witch looking for revenge on Lena. Thompson spars with Macon and cackles in all her thick Southern accent glory, jumping between personas without a misstep. It's glorious.
LaGravenese makes two inspired discoveries with Ehrenreich and Englert, who set the bar for performances in the genre. Ehrenreich is charming and warm, acting like an actual human being in the midst of a fantasy. He makes adorably awful small talk to woo Lena, he worries about her when she destroys the windows of a classroom with her mind, he becomes vicious when the Ravenwoods attempts to interfere with their relationship all natural. Englert is like a young Kathleen Turner, her husky voice and sharp wit turning Alice into an unusually strong female lead. The young caster is vulnerable as her relationship blossoms, but fully capable of turning a family dinner into a merry-go-round from hell. The two are electric on screen, even at their campiest moments. Yes, they're destined lovers, descendants of a couple murdered during the Civil War, but even without the back story, Alice and Alden have a sweet, scary, and fiery romance.
At nearly two hours, Beautiful Creatures could stand to lose a few plot threads Emmy Rossum arrives halfway through as Lena's Siren cousin, a painful attempt by the actress to steal the spotlight with exaggeration but stands as proof that tween source material can be done right. As it does with the cast, the film is enhanced by its moody visuals and engaging soundtrack by alternative rock band Thenewno2, all setting the tone for Alden and Alice's fateful entanglement. The movie shows no fear depicting teens in love or the ramifications of America's belief system touchy subjects that feel daring in a Hollywood production. That's the movie's real magic.


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(Reuters) - A Montana bride accused of pushing her husband off a cliff to his death at Glacier National Park asked a judge on Tuesday to withdraw a guilty plea she entered as part of a deal with prosecutors to avoid a life sentence, court records show.
The bride, 22-year-old Jordan Graham, in December pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the July 7 death of her husband of eight days, Cody Johnson. In exchange, prosecutors dropped a first-degree murder charge, which alleges premeditation and carries a mandatory life sentence.
The sentence sought by prosecutors exceeded the prison term recommended by a pre-sentencing investigative panel, which advised a term of 24 to 30 years, according to court documents. Defense sought a 10-year sentence.
Sentencing in the high-profile case was scheduled for Thursday.
U.S. prosecutors claimed Graham deliberately shoved Johnson, 25, off a cliff during an argument while hiking a steep trail at Glacier, then lied to investigators and tried to cover up the crime.
After striking the December plea deal just as closing arguments in her murder trial were set to begin, Graham admitted her guilt to U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy, who presided over the trial in Missoula, Montana.
She told Molloy that her husband had grabbed her hand during the marital dispute and that she "just pushed his hand off and just pushed away."
Prosecutors last week recommended to the court that Graham be sentenced to life or no less than 50 years in jail because of the seriousness of her crime, her lack of remorse and the chance she might commit another violent crime.
Michael Donahoe, Graham's federal defender, argued in legal documents filed late on Tuesday that prosecutors had violated their agreement with his client and asked the court to withdraw her guilty plea.
"Essentially the government is arguing that the court should reject the plea agreement by asking that defendant be sentenced as a first-degree offender," Donahoe wrote in the legal motion.
The plea deal dispensed with premeditation as an issue until prosecutors raised it in their sentencing recommendation to argue Graham should be imprisoned for life, Donahoe said in court documents.
There is "no way defendant can now be sentenced fairly given that the government has asked the court to vary upward to a life sentence based on premeditation," he said.
Donahoe also asked the judge to rule on a claim of prosecutorial misconduct by U.S. attorneys in the case.
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Established in 2003, Naval Postgraduate School's (NPS) Acquisition Research Program provides leadership in innovation, creative problem solving and an on-going dialogue, contributing to the evolution of Department of Defense acquisition strategies.
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Position NPS as a recognized leader in defense acquisition research.
Establish NPS acquisition research as an integral part of policy-making for Departments of Defense officials.
Create a stream of relevant information concerning the performance of DOD acquisition policies with viable recommendations for continuous process improvement.
Prepare the DoD workforce to participate in the continued evolution of the defense acquisition process.
Collaborate with other universities, think tanks, industry and Government in acquisition research.
Historically, the operating forces of the U.S. military look to the past for lessons learned when developing new strategies. With evolving technologies, world events and increased collaborative efforts globally, the challenge is to apply lessons learned to produce a coherent and executable framework for continued success in military operations.
In achieving this end state, the process followed is important. The emerging strategy should be developed in a free and open forum that invites innovation and debate while maintaining intellectual rigor. An approach such as this is also of value to the business processes of the Department of Defense (DOD). Specifically, the DOD acquisition system would benefit from an ongoing dialogue among practitioners, scholars and students of the process.
The faculty at NPS are particularly well positioned to make a major contribution to such a dialogue. Additionally, graduate students stand to gain immensely from participation in the Acquisition Research Program and the Annual Acquisition Research Symposium held each May in Monterey, California. Through research and creative problem solving on defense related topics, NPS provides a major source of analytical capability for the Department of Defense.
A full spectrum of research is envisioned for NPS faculty and graduates students of and collaborating partners ranging from scholarly efforts published in relevant peer reviewed journals to articles in acquisition related periodicals and more application oriented student projects. This range of research will contribute to the dialogue of the DOD acquisition community, be an important element in continued accreditation and ground the future DOD acquisition workforce in the issues of the day.
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The City and County of Denver's contract has a term of three (3) years from January 1, 2009 to December 31, 2011. The contract may be extended for an additional two (2) years at the discretion of the City and County of Denver.
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by Susan Mikula Campbell
Quasar Energy Group brought a contingent of experts to Wheatfield's American Legion Post on Aug. 29 to answer questions about its plans to create energy from organic waste in Wheatfield.
The Ohio-based company decided to hold the public meeting after debate arose over creation of storage ponds here for equate, the nitrogen-rich material left behind after anaerobic digestion at Quasar's new plant on Liberty Drive. There, everything from old restaurant cooking oils to wastewater treatment plant leftovers will stew and be used to create electricity and fuel, while saving landfill space.
Quasar, which plans to provide the equate to farmers to inject in their fields as a cheaper alternative to chemical fertilizers, had first considered a large storage pond, but is now looking at smaller, individual farm-based storage ponds.
The meeting lasted about three hours, with some people staying afterwards with additional questions and comments.
Steven M. Smith, chief financial officer for Quasar Energy Group, said there would be no storage pond at the Liberty Drive facility, but that farm storage ponds would have to be established at farms in Wheatfield or other nearby towns to be cost effective.
Smith also emphasized that Quasar would not accept fracking waste.
The shadow of Love Canal loomed large over the meeting as several people commented that because of that experience, they didn't trust this company to do what was best for the environment. They even likened this situation to a local home developer who they said hasn't lived up to his promises. They questioned whether state regulations were adequate protection and wondered why there would be waiting periods after a field was treated with equate. They worried about possible harm from pharmaceutical products and cosmetics found in human waste. One person even mentioned that human waste from a heroin addict in Niagara Falls could end up in the food chain, due to equate.
When it comes to the environment, "we're part of the solution, we're not part of the problem," said Bruce Bailey, Quasar vice president for technical affairs.
Clemens Halene, Quasar's chief operating officer, moved to the U.S. from Germany, which already has some 7,000 digesters in an effort to reduce dependence on Russian energy. He said Europe is probably 17 to 20 years ahead of the U.S. when it comes to renewable energy.
Halene likened the digestion facility to "a big cow." He pointed out that items brought into Quasar are tested before being used in the digesters. Things like heavy metals or fracking waste would "wipe out my biology" and the anaerobic digestion wouldn't work, he said.
Farmers in the audience were mostly quiet. Although, one local fruit farmer pointed out that U.S. growers have to face a barrage of safety rules and regulations to grow food, while less than one percent of food brought into this country from elsewhere is inspected.
Farmer Rob Hoover said he was interested in learning more about the equate and planned to follow up on Quasar's offer to provide tours of its Ohio facilities. He noted that his land has been in his family for generations and his young son already is looking forward to continuing the tradition, so he certainly wouldn't do anything to endanger his land.
The experts kept their cool, even in the face of rude and loud comments by some audience members whose minds were already made up and didn't want to listen to Quasar's responses.
Kristin L. Savard, president of Advanced Design Group in Lewiston, was moderator for the meeting.
When a comment was made that these outsiders from Ohio didn't understand local problems, Savard pointed out that she grew up in Lewiston and that her father, who worked on the Manhattan Project locally, died of cancer. Savard said she started her career in New England, but returned here because she loves Western New York. Since her return, she has done everything possible to promote bringing in new business, but too many times unnecessary negativity sends industry and fantastic companies elsewhere, she said.
"Western New York has a problem ... people don't trust our government ... I've done my homework. They (Quasar) have my trust," she said.
When asked why the company had not previously discussed the need for storage ponds, Savard said, "I don't think we anticipated the ponds and storage would be the hot topic it has become."
She urged local residents to look at the history of Quasar and what it already has accomplished. She also said that it would be premature to discuss possible storage pond sites, now, but the public will be informed when viable sites are proposed.
Some people also were concerned about odors. Nate Herendeen, crop consultant for Western New York Crop Management, has worked with area farmers for 44 years. He said farmers have always recycled nutrients from manure to benefit their fields.
He has visited Quasar's Ohio facilities and found there is no objectionable odors. "It is an earthy odor, it kind of smells like plowed fields. It definitely does not smell like manure," he said.
Quasar collaborates with The Ohio State University's Ohio Agricultural and Development Center. In addition to Wheatfield, the growing business, started in 2006, has a new plant in West Seneca, 10 plants in Ohio, one in Massachusetts and several more in the works.
Smith concluded the information meeting by saying, "What we're doing here is good across the board." By helping eliminate the need for fossil fuel, he said, Quasar helps reduce "sending money overseas to people who don't like us."


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Poetry for the Masses: Transit Poems Spread to Rhode Island
A program that spreads poetry through the transit systems of U.S. cities is getting a new audience as it celebrates its 25th year.
For the first time, the "Poetry in Motion" program will reach bus riders across an entire state on Tuesday, when the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority begins running the first lines from Walt Whitman's "Song of Myself" on digital display panels inside buses.
"Ultimately, I'd like people to have a moment of surprise and delight and reflection," said Tina Cane, Rhode Island's poet laureate, who hatched the plan to bring the program to the state. "The public transport system is really the most democratic, egalitarian vehicle to disseminate anything. You see an ad over and over again, it sticks with you. I feel like the same mechanism can be true for poetry."
The Poetry Society of America began the program in New York City in 1992. Since then, it has been featured on and off in New York City subways and has spread in various forms to more than two dozen cities, including Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston and Boise, Idaho.
Alice Quinn, the society's executive director, recalled once watching a woman memorize Lorine Niedecker's poem "Wilderness" from Times Square to 96th Street in New York City.
"We have the most astounding response to these poems," Quinn said.
Each transit system approaches things differently. In Salt Lake City, for example, it ran on bus shelters. In January, it will launch on 100 buses in San Francisco, where five local artists will get 20 buses each to create art inspired by local poets, Quinn said.
In Rhode Island, Cane will choose one poem or excerpt to feature each month on the digital displays, which are mounted inside the bus and which cycle through with ads and public service announcements.
"I really warmed to this idea that lines of Walt Whitman would be circling with quit-smoking ads," Cane said, adding that she envisions "that wonderful found poetry moment in your day."
The Rhode Island program costs nothing to run when used only on the digital message boards, Cane said. She hopes to eventually find a donor to pay for print ads. September's display was designed for free by Lucinda Hitchcock, head of the graphic design department at the Rhode Island School of Design. Cane said she hopes to work with other designers for future poems.
The Poetry Society will celebrate the program's 25th anniversary during an event Oct. 25 at New York's Lincoln Center with poets including former U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins.


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The Lost Plantation Golf Course
Rincon, GA 31326
Just a short distance from Savannah, hidden in the wetlands of Effingham County, is a golf course that is a "hidden jewel." The Lost Plantation Golf Club (formerly Willopeg) is evolving into one of the most challenging and well-maintained courses in Georgia.
Nestled at the center of the course is the Low Country-style clubhouse offering a well-stocked pro shop, a grill and a card room.
The crown jewel of Lost Plantation Country Club is by far the 18-hole championship golf course. This par 72 course starts off both front and back 9s aggressively with par-5s backed up with 2 tough holes. The secret throughout this course is to hit a good tee shot, set up for the approach, and pay attention to the score-card which reveals all of the defenses. The Joe Lee design allows for generous landing areas and tight true Bermuda greens. This coupled with a well balanced defense of bunkers on every hole makes Lost Plantation Country Club a must for golfers of all abilities.
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February 06, 2013 11:46 ET
WAKEFIELD, MA--(Marketwire - Feb 6, 2013) - Franklin Street Properties Corp. (the "Company" or "FSP") (NYSE MKT: FSP), an investment firm specializing in real estate, today announced that it expects to release its results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2012 after the market closes on Tuesday, February 19, 2013. The Company will hold a conference call/webcast with the investment community to discuss the results at 10:00 am ET on Wednesday morning, February 20, 2013.
To access the call, please dial 1-888-317-6016. Internationally, the call may be accessed by dialing 1-412-317-6016. To listen via live audio webcast, please visit the Webcasts & Presentations section in the Investor Relations section of the Company's website (www.franklinstreetproperties.com) at least ten minutes prior to the start of the call and follow the posted directions. The webcast will also be available via replay from the above location starting one hour after the call is finished.
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Headless Figures & Monkey Pictures
Having a puppy with the giardia parasite has convinced me that man will be wiped out by parasites, who are secretly the ultimate evil. The last week has been like zombie outbreak training. Everything must be sanitized in order to prevent spread of infection. Even if the antibiotics kill off the parasite in her system, she is at risk for reinfection (and infecting us) each time she goes outside in the backyard where she's gone to the bathroom. The only thing that kills these buggers is bleach. The protocol is a protective sheet at the back door. Shoes stay here. She's picked up off the ground and we clean her paws with baby wipes before being allowed back into the kitchen. Bedding is covered in towels which are washed daily (along with toys, bowls, and anything else she comes into contact with). Hands are washed so often, both Yetch and I have scaly hands (I had a rash for a while). When she goes to the bathroom, we pick it up immediately and pour a bleach mixture on the spot.
Needless to say, it's exhausting and time-consuming.
I've been able to find time to start some bodies for new creations and hope to get at more creating now that I have a system down. I'm hoping to make some more today.
I'm also waiting to hear from the vet regarding Monkey Boo's latest stool test. We're hoping for good news of no traces of the parasite. Of course, it doesn't guarantee she's clear...and I need to treat parts of the backyard with lime sulphur (which apparently changes the pH levels of the ground enough to become an inhospitable place for any parasite cysts in the soil). But that's tomorrow's plan.
As for how she's doing otherwise? She's put on some good healthy weight and is finally starting to look more like a Boston Terrier. As you can see from the early picture of her gnawing on a bone, to a picture taken today in her fancy new sweater (who knew dogs could get so cold), she's done a lot of growing. Her coat is improving as well which gives us hope we're well on our way to recovery.
As well, I'm sure getting a care package in mail from my friend Cooter, Nancy & their gang has helped too. I did get a good chuckle out of the fact that the package was addressed to Ghoul Friday, Yetch & Monkey Boo. I wonder what the border agents thought.
A big thanks to them for the package, and also thanks to everyone who has tolerated my inane puppy tweets these past two weeks or so.
This afternoon's plan is wait for a package containing some dog-friendly supplements to help this little girl get back to full strength and trying to build more creatures...and play zombie infection.
Hope all is well out there in the world for all of you. I'm hoping to join the regular land of the living once she gets a clean bill of health and can safely be around other dogs without fear of spreading the parasite.
Come on vet! Call me with some good news!
Sooooo cute!
I've just been catching up with my neglected blog-reading and I arrived at your puppy tales. Congrats on your new addition! Hope she's feeling better soon. She looks adorable. Even if she's called "Monkey Boo". ;O)
Hooray for new endeavors!
So glad you both were able to bring this little sweetie home. She looks like she's adjusting well to her new abode. Of course, fashionable clothes and a fancy bone to play with always help.
And I'm excited to see new bodies taking shape. It's time for the world to have another invasion of your monstercraft. I hope this means we've got a long year of new beasties to look forward to!
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Timothy Landschoot
Mr. Tim Landschoot holds both a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Rochester Institute of Technology. He also earned an MBA from the University of Rochester Simon School of Business. He is currently a Senior Lecturer in the Mechanical Engineering department at the Rochester Institute of Technology.
Mr. Landschoot is also the proud recipient of the Outstanding Teaching Award for Non-Tenure-Track Faculty that was introduced in 2012.
He has taught courses in Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, Statics and Materials Processing in addition to many lab offerings throughout the Mechanical Engineering department including Cornerstone Design Project Lab, Materials Science Lab, Mechanics of Materials Lab, Thermal Fluids Lab I and Thermal Fluids Lab II.
Mr. Landschoot's professional experience includes working 11 years at Delphi where he held positions in Test Engineering, Structural Finite Element Analysis, Product Design, and Project Management. Sharing industry experiences and identifying how course theory relates to practical applications are benefits he brings to the classroom.
Mr. Landschoot is also the Faculty Advisor for the RIT student section of ASME. He is actively involved with both the Rochester ASME senior section and the Western NY section of SAE. He has held many positions in these organizations since 2005 including as a Governing Board member, Secretary, Vice Chair and Chair. He is focusing on developing and delivering an integrated first and second year engineering experience for students in the Mechanical Engineering department.
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Well, hello again! I've been missing in action since last weekend. Sorry! At last, it's Friday and can try to post some recipes for you. The weather across the United States has been all over the place. While my girlfriend, in Rhode Island has been telling tales of miserable heat and humidity, and extreme weather changes to rain-- well, we folks on the Central Coast of California hadn't seen sun in weeks. Suddenly, we had a heat weave that hit triple digits for two days. My tomatoes were happy little campers!
Roasted tomatoes, are one of my favorite ways to enjoy tomatoes. I turned the oven on to 375F and sliced a Vidalia onion-- my last one, in fact. I sliced 2 cloves of fresh garlic and heated some olive oil in my beloved cast iron skillet...
VERDICT: Amazing! My taste buds said "sweet", "savory", "mildly garlicky" and "dee-licious! I so will make this again, as a pasta.
About that chicken that I mentioned was roasting in the oven-- I was contacted by Susan Eriksen, "AKA Mrs. Char Crust". Susan offered to send a few of her special rub blends for me to try. As promised, I received an three different Char Crust blends to try.
Savory roasted garlic and fresh cracked peppercorns make music in your mouth. With added lilt of worcestershire and lavender, this symphonic sensation creates a crescendo of flavor with steak, lamb, fish (especially salmon), and roasted potatoes.
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Born June 10, 1919; passed away Aug. 1, 2013
Richard W. Hirsch passed away Aug. 1, 2013. He leaves his loving wife, Lydia, daughter Lillian (husband Arnold Wosilait deceased), grandson Ronald R. Wosilait, his sister Elena Toffler and many loving nieces, nephews and dear friends. He was predeceased by his sisters Lydia, Alma, brothers Albert, Adolf, Oswald and Paul. A special thank you to Dr. Caplan and the Palliative Care Team at Etobicoke General.
Friends were received at the Ward Funeral Home, 4671 Highway 7 (west of Pine Valley Drive), Woodbridge, on Friday, Aug. 2.
A funeral service was held on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2013, at 11 a.m. Interment to follow at Beechwood Cemetery.
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In Hong Kong, Bus Fans Snap Photos of Their Favorite Models
Hong Kong has thousands of bus fans, who are enthralled by the city's some 6,000 buses.
Hong Kong's paparazzi stalk the city's tycoons, movie actors and pop singers. Philip Chan is after something bigger.
On a sunny day in the Kowloon City neighborhood, he watches his 14-foot-tall prey round a corner, far more nimbly than its size would suggest. Checking traffic, he steps off the curb and clicks—but the glare off the side is too bright and the shot is ruined.


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A drinking game in which each player holds two bottles of beer (one between thumb and pointer finger and one between pointer and middle finger) in each hand and then secures the bottles with tape. Each bottle should have a straw in it for sipping. Prior to taping the bottles, light several freshly scented candles. Upon finishing the beers use the straws to blow the candles out. First person to finish all four beers and blow out the candle via straw proboscious wins.
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Mars trips could blind astronauts
Lack of gravity is the main culprit
A manned trip to Mars could end up blinding its astronauts suggests research by the American Academy of Ophthalmology. The report says that long amounts of time spent in space damages astronauts' eyes.
It puts another obstacle in the way of manned Mars missions, which would be a three-year round trip requiring rocket power beyond what we can currently muster. Though NASA have put teams of their health scientists onto solving the problem, according to the LA Times.
The research published in the journal Opthalmology found that 60 per cent of astronauts on long-duration flights (six months) experienced decreased vision at short and long range, while the same problems affected 27 per cent of astronauts on short-term trips (two weeks). In some cases the problems persisted after many years back on earth, though in others they dissipated.
The American Academy of Ophthalmology examined seven astronauts in detail and questioned 300 more generally to compile the findings. The results were published last month and just flagged up again yesterday by the LA Times.
Even though blindness only happens in extreme cases, blurring of vision is a problem and NASA has shipped out dozens of pairs of glasses to the International Space station to combat the problem.
Reduced gravity has cited as the most likely cause of the eye trouble. It is known to cause short-term problems in the human body – known as Space Adaptation Syndrome – including spatial disorientation, nausea and vomiting. This is mainly caused by bodily fluids – especially spinal fluid – rising to the head and putting pressure on the brain and eyes. ®


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When careful gardeners are considering the criteria that should be taken into account when adding trees, shrubs, or perennials to their property, the cold hardiness of the plant is near the top of the list. The question is, �Will the plant survive the winter if planted on my land?� The question is fair. A truthful answer is not easy to provide.
In an attempt to offer a helpful response, horticulturists have assembled a nationwide temperature map. The latest edition is the �2012 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map.� The map is organized on the basis of the lowest average temperature that occurs in the nation. The current map breaks the country into 11 temperature zones, each bounded by a difference of 10 degrees Fahrenheit that are further subdivided into �A� and �B� sections of 5 degrees each.
Thus, Worcester is in Cold Hardiness Plant Zone 6A, which means that plants should be able to survive temperatures of �10 to �5 degrees. Does a selection by you of a plant listed as Z-6A provide you with a guarantee that your plant will live? Sadly, the answer is no. It is rather the agreed-upon best measure that we have short of installing the plant into your landscape and observing the results.
Why isn�t the map of greater assistance? There are a number of reasons. Think that within the state of Massachusetts the average lowest temperatures vary greatly. The Berkshires are in Z-5B, (-15 to -10), parts of Worcester County are in Z-6A (-10 to -5), and most of Cape Cod and the Islands are Z-7A (0 to 5). Within each zone lay micro-zones that are nearly infinite in number.
Years ago, the meteorologists at Rutgers attempted to accomplish what horticulturists had not been able to do, that is, devise an accurate zone map. They looked at lowest average cold temperature and then looked beyond. They considered wind speeds, humidity, average moisture summer and winter, when did low temperatures arrive, how long did the cold remain, did warm spells intrude on the cold (freeze and thaw cycles)? In all, 128 factors were included in their deliberations.
The resultant product was so complicated that it never made its way into horticultural publications. Actually, to my understanding, their work was only published in the Netherlands.
Recently, the role of the individual plant and its culture is receiving attention. Was the plant fertilized, when, using what? Had the plant been watered during the summer drought? When was it pruned? Is it mulched? Each answer to these and similar questions can have a major influence on winter survival. Likely, it would be a sad but honest statement that we are less able to answer questions concerning cold hardiness than we did a hundred years ago.
Visit Tower Hill Botanic Garden to see what is growing there. Attend classes to learn of their maintenances. Visit, if you can, public and private gardens north of us to observe their collections and plant, plant, plant.


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The University of California San Francisco has a Very Active Autism Clinic and Autism & Neurodevelopment Research Program (http://anp.ucsf.edu/aboutus)
This clinic/research center frequently begins new autism studies and clinical trials for which you or your child might be eligible – and invite those interested to complete a confidential Contact Form as a first step (complete it online, or print it out and complete, fax or mail). Your submitted form will allow the researchers to contact you with information about research studies.
One simple but potentially important trial (which is just awaiting final approval and will be actively recruiting children ages 3-8 soon, according to the coordinator), is:
AUTISM TRIAL WITH VITAMIN D (free, 4 months, 4 visits)
Study director: http://profiles.ucsf.edu/ProfileDetails.aspx?Person=5241805 Robert Hendren, DO
Sponsor: Ddrops [vitamin D3]
Recruiting?: Not currently (October 12), but it will begin actively recruiting soon
Official study title: Open Label Clinical Trial of Vitamin D3 Dosage Tolerability and Effect on Behavioral Measures in Children with Autism
ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: Pending
Conditions studied: Autistic disorder
Intervention: Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol)
Phase: Phase II
Purpose: To observe the effects of Vitamin D supplementation on standard behavior measures in a small sample size of children with autism. The results will indicate whether a double blind placebo controlled trial with a larger sample size would be a worthwhile option.
Inclusion criteria:
• Child is 3-8 years old
• Child has a diagnosis of autistic disorder
• Child did not have developmental delays before the age of 12 months
• Child has CGI-S score of at least 4, but less than 7 at the Screening and Baseline visits
• English must be primary language of child
Exclusion criteria:
[Disqualifying factors are…]
Lifetime diagnosis of bipolar disorder, psychosis, or schizophrenia, or a current diagnosis of major depressive disorder
Diagnosed with Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified (NOS), Asperger's Syndrome, Rett's Syndrome, childhood disintegrative disorder or Fragile X Syndrome
History of neuroleptic malignant syndrome
A seizure within the past year
History of severe head trauma or stroke
History or current evidence of any unstable medical conditions
History of kidney or liver disease
Known bleeding disorder, or history of failure to clot
History of a clinically significant low white blood cell count or a drug-induced leukopenia/neutropenia
Known granulomatous disease (tuberculosis, sarcoidosis)
Child may not be taking any psychoactive medications currently
Taking the following medications or supplements: Cod-liver oil, Vitamin A, Thiazide Diuretics, Calcipotriene, Digoxin, Diltiazem, Verapamil, Cimetidine, Heparin
What is involved?
Testing: Behavioral assessments, cognitive testing, parent questionnaires, physical examinations, blood specimen collection, and vital signs
Frequency of visits: The study lasts 12 weeks and will involve 4 visits to UCSF, each visit about four weeks apart
Materials needed prior to evaluation: None
Costs: No costs will be charged for any of the study procedures
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Tara Latreece Henson Ross
Memorial services for Tara Latreece Henson Ross will be held Saturday, October 26, 2013 at 11:00 am at the Mike Bradley Auditorium in Princeton, Arkansas with Brother Gary Cone officiating.
She departed this life Monday, October 21, 2013 in Baptist Medical Center Little Rock, Arkansas.
The body were cremated Online guest book at http://www.brandonsmortuary.com